Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-05
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS MOTIFS FROM VARIOUS POINTS
GATHERED AT RALEIGH.
Asteambost Burned Narrow Escaps-The
Insurance Died from the Effects
OF q Fall.
Ispecinl tolegrnm % the pIspatch.l

RALEIGH, n. G., May 4.-News has
been received Of the burning of the
steamer Susie at Point Caswell, on the
Black river. The destruction OF the
boat was complete. No cargo was on
board. The steamer foated down the
riyer, burned to the waters edge, and
sank. Steward John Groom and VIII
liam Innes barely escaped with their
lives. There was an insurance on the
steamer to the amount of $1,000.
Mrs. Harriet A. Carter, relict OF the
late Colonel David Nj. Carter, OF Wash
ington county, died at her home here to-
day. Her death was the result OF in
juries caused by falling from step
ladder two weeks ago.
Dave Cox, the negro who lie the
mutiny on board the schooner Baymore,
was tried yesterday at Wilmington for
that offence, convicted, and sentenced
to six months imprisonment in the
county Jail judgment in the case OF
Thomas Hutchinson, another OF the
crew of the Baymore, was suspended.
Governor Scales vent to Granville
county to-day to look after his farm.
He will return Saturday.
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SANDWICH
ISLANDS.
To-day. in looking over that interest
ing work Wheeler's "reminiscences
of North Carolina, your correspondent
found that the last chief of the Tusca-
rora Indians in North Carolina was
Sacarusa. In 17G6 the Tuscaroras went
10 New York State and joined the Six
Nations. Wheeler adds: liking Kala-
kaua, of the Sandwich Islands, is the
grandson of Sacarusa." This is par
ticularly interesting inst now, as the
Queen Of the Sandwich Islands is in
this country. Very few persons are
aware of this strange link which in a
sense binds the Hawaiian kingdom and
the old North State together. Wheeler
was careful historian and doubtless
investigated the matter fully before
making the statement.
Reports from the upper Cape-Fear
section state that cotton is nearly all
planted, and that some is already above
ground. This week is the busiest in
the year in all the cotton belt. BY
May 10th practically the entire crop
will have been planted.
NORTH CAROLINA AT THE BAPTIST CON
vENTION.
To-day the delegates from this State
to the Southern Baptist Convention
LETT. to reach Louisville by the 9th,
when the convention assemblies. The
delegates, who will worthily represent
the North Carolina contingent of the
vast army of Baptists, are Rev. DR.. G.
Il. Bailey, Rev. DR.. L. II. Pritchard,
Rev. DR.. w. A. Nelson, Revs. J. A.
Lester, j. r. Jones, A. G.. McMana-
way, T.. j. Taylor, J. Z. Carter, j. b.
Boone, Z. =. Ellington, G.. p Bostic,
4. ID. Hunter, Thomas Dixon, Jr., G..
W. Gardner, j. L. White, Rev. DR..
Theo. Whitfield, Rev. DR.. j. l.. Carroll,
Rev. Or. Thomas T.. Skinner, Rev. DIR.
John Mitchell, Colonel j. NJ. Heck,
w. II. Pace, Esq, Mr.. y. Il. Brough,
ton, and Mr.. John T.. Ray. The dele
gates left here this morning, and went
ria Richmond. The churches in North
Carolina will make a good report, not
withstanding the financial stringency.
The treasurer reports $4,000 collected
for foreign missions and $4,000 fol
home missions for the year ending
April 2sth. In addition, $1,000 for a
missionary home at in-Kiang, China,
has been raised.
rEv8 GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
There is an exciting fight in progress:
here for the mayoralty of Raleigh. The
chief opponents are w. H. Dodd, the
present incumbent, and Alfred A.
Thompson, the latter being the secre'
tary OF the Cotton Exchange. The
question will probably be decided Fri
Gay evening.
The company at Fayetteville has
dropped out of the national drill, and
the company at Clinton has followed
suit. General Jones reports that the
Oxford company will not attend. The
companies at Charlotte, Statesyille,
Monroe, and High Point are expected,
among others, TO attend.
The Wake County Farmers COnven-
tion will he held on the 10th instant
the same day as that on which the
Wake Cattle Club will make its annual
show of blOOded cattle.